Description
W.J. Cox And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIntersection Of Fault With Dark Shale
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Hermosa Formation;Uncompahgre Quartzite
Associated rockLatite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, South Park Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1900
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10111403
MRDS IDD010790
Alternate namesPatented Claim: South Park, Ms 1563
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69557, -108.02093
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 73-75.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 350-351.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1563COLLINS, G.E., 1931, LOCALIZATION OF ORE BODIES AT RICO AND RAD MOUNTAIN, COLORADO, AS CONDITIONED BY GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE AND HISTORY: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 12, NO. 12, P. 407-424.